Jane Weakley, Partner, Personal Injury

Jane joined the team as a Partner in March 2017. She has over 20 years' experience in medical law. She specialises in the interests and rights of birth injured children - in particular those affected with catastrophic injuries where compensation awards are very high to ensure there is provision for the child’s future needs.

In 2018 Jane agreed a settlement in such a case for a 15-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, and complex cognitive and behavioural needs, to the value of £33 million, the award being one of the largest of its kind and the largest ever for a teenager.

Jane's cases regularly receive media interest. She has appeared on National and Local News on TV and Radio, in the National and Local Press and in 2018 appeared on the Victoria Derbyshire Show with her client and vlogger Becky Tyler.

Jane lectures on best practice in obstetric cases and has given presentations to the Bobath Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy (London), the Children's Trust for Children with Brain Injury (Surrey), Chailey Heritage School (East Sussex) and SCOPE (London).

Jane is a Law Society accredited Clinical Negligence Specialist, a member of the AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel and an APIL Fellow.

What the leading legal directories say about Jane

Jane Weakley is noted for her ability to advise on brain injury and cerebral palsy claims, particularly in obstetric and neonatal cases.

Chambers & Partners 2019

Jane Weakley is praised by interviewees for her

Chambers & Partners 2017

Jane Weakley is described as “very proficient, user friendly and capable; a delight to work with.”

Chambers & Partners 2016

Jane Weakley is praised for her wealth of experience in the clinical negligence field and for the "tremendous quality" of her work.

Chambers & Partners 2015

Jane's Recent Recoveries:

CMX v Barts Healthcare NHS Trust. Structured award equivalent to £33 million for a 14 year old boy with cerebral palsy and complex cognitive and behavioural needs.

ETV v West Sussex Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. £13 million for parents of a 4 year old boy with severe Down's syndrome and autism

FABG & LABS v Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Structured award equivalent to £2m for a 5-year old girl with severe cerebral palsy. The award reflected the fact that the girl would have been significantly disabled in any event notwithstanding the Trust’s negligence.

MG v Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. Structured award equivalent to £11.56 million for a 5 year old boy with severe cerebral palsy but with retained cognitive ability. The award included an indemnity for education costs should these not be met by the boy's Local Authority.

CC v Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. Interim structured award equivalent to £8.5 million for an 8 year old boy with severe cerebral palsy caused by a delay in treating neonatal jaundice. The boy’s future education costs are to be determined at a later date.

OB v Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust. Structured award equivalent to £8.9m for an 8 year old girl with severe athetoid cerebral palsy but with retained intelligence.

AP v North West London Hospitals NHS Trust. Structured award equivalent to £11.55m for a 7 year old girl with cerebral palsy.

AB v Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. Structured award equivalent to £8.5m for a 7 year old boy with severe cerebral palsy.

HW v Lewisham Hospitals NHS Trust. Structured award equivalent to £7.6m for an 8 year old girl with cerebral palsy and a severe learning difficulty.

JP v North West London Hospitals NHS Trust. Structured award equivalent to £6.7m for a 10 year old girl with hemiplegia and learning difficulties.

LB v West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Structured award equivalent to £5.5m for a 10 year old girl with severe spastic quadriplegia.